Yes, there are some devices which have kernel drivers for them. Look in the kernel docs. However, I don't think that any of those converters will work with speakup. Greg On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 09:57:04AM -0500, Jared wrote: > Does anyone know of a device that will work under linux to which I can plug > a cerial cable into one end, and the other end into the USB port on my > laptop, and have speakup recognize there is a synth there? I know that thest > devices egzist for windows but don't know if they work under linux and if > they can be recognized at boot time. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup